Sunday, April 24, 2011
Contraceptives are very dangerous for women!
We would encourage all women to read and reflect on this article. The teaching of the Catholic Church on contraception is NOT outdated or unreasonable. In fact, the Catholic doctrinal teaching on contraception is a perfect blend of faith and reason. The Catholic Church in upholding its ban on contraception is upholding the dignity and health of the human person.
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http://www.womhealth.org.au/healthjourney/pill_myths_misconceptions.htm
ReplyDeleteMy rant has been deleted twice by this post comment thingy. You are spared. This website isn't much better but its also less biased than the website you posted.
To be honest I am disgusted by the teaching of the Catholic Church on this matter. The truth is that not approving of contraceptives lead to MORE abortions and unplanned childbirths- while most of the time contraceptives block the release of the egg. This is the 21st century and while I agree abstinence is the best- few people have the moral/physical conscious these days to actually practice it. Kudos to you and Kevin but you both now how hard it was.
Please do me- and your readers- a favor and read reliable sources before posting.
@Lauren:
ReplyDeleteAs contraception has become more widely available, have we noticed the number of abortions decreasing? I don't think so. Contraception and abortion are fruits of the same tree: the "no" to life.
What has happened to teenage pregnancies since the widespread promotion of contraception? The numbers have soared.
What about STD's? With greater promiscuity, this has increased.
You are rather condescending to the majority of mankind in considering them unable "these days" to live chastely.
You also need to read Humanae Vitae and see if all that Pope Paul VI predicted has come about: collapse of marriage, the reduction of women to objects of gratification, enforced birth control/sterlisation projects... And yes, developing world governments are placed under huge pressue to enforce population control programmes as a condition for the reception of aid by e.g. the World Bank.
Contraception is immoral not because the Catholic Church says so but because it contradicts the nature of human sexuality.
The website you reference says:
How the Pill works
The two hormones in the combined oral contraceptive pill, oestrogen and progestogen work on several levels to prevent pregnancy. Primarily, the Pill works by stopping ovulation (the release of an egg from the ovary). If an egg is not released then of course conception cannot take place. As a back-up, the Pill also makes the mucus released by the cervix thicker so the sperm cannot get through and thins the lining of the uterus so a fertilised egg has difficulty implanting.
"Difficulty implanting" i.e. it is aborted.
Testing, testing 1,2,3
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ReplyDeleteI apologize Father if I have offended you but clearly we have differences of opinion…and Jenni I apologize in advance if there are grammatical errors.
“As contraception has become more widely available, have we noticed the number of abortions decreasing? I don't think so. Contraception and abortion are fruits of the same tree: the "no" to life.”
It depends on which country you are talking about. Here’s the abstract for a more reliable reference than my previous reference. This is a peer-reviewed paper (For those that don’t know peer reviewed= the author needed to explain everything they did and cite sources to support their ideas and then several other experts (2-3 minimum) in their field (often experts with disagreeing opinions) review their paper. By review I mean they critique it in every way possible. Sometimes things slip through peer review but for the most part results are able to be replicated.). http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5002528082. What you’ll notice is that contraception and abortion rate actually depend on several different factors. There are more papers on this. Feel free to use Google Scholar to look yourself. Like anything in science I am sure there is contradictory evidence, but this was relatively recent and seemed most relevant.
“What has happened to teenage pregnancies since the widespread promotion of contraception? The numbers have soared.”
Here are some other peer reviewed articles relevant to teenage sexual activity, rate of abortions, and contraceptives.
http://www.jstor.org/pss/3030191
http://www.springerlink.com/content/q061041571777v70/
http://www.bmj.com/content/330/7491/590.extract
I made the statement about people’s ability to wait until their married based on personal experience but here is another peer reviewed article to prove my point: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1802108/
From personal experience I can tell you this: I grew up in NJ (not the Jersey shore Jersey, but still NJ). We a full quarter on marriage and family- the mechanical baby, stds, different forms of birth control, we had to budget a marriage, a year’s worth of expenses, etc.). In other words, they told us to not have sex but they also wanted to make sure that if we made the choice to have sex before we are married that we understood the choice and its consequences. When I moved to the mid-west, some many of my friends had never had an educational experience like this and the teenage pregnancies, etc. were also much higher.
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ReplyDeleteThis article suggests that being religious is important to delay pre-marital intercourse: http://www.jstor.org/pss/2135324
To be honest, I think the best method is to preach abstinence but also teach proper sex education. That seems to be the best way to avoid pregnancies/disease.
“You also need to read Humanae Vitae and see if all that Pope Paul VI predicted has come about: collapse of marriage, the reduction of women to objects of gratification, enforced birth control/sterlisation projects... And yes, developing world governments are placed under huge pressue to enforce population control programmes as a condition for the reception of aid by e.g. the World Bank.”
And I counter, Father, you should read “For Better: the science of a good marriage.”
“Contraception is immoral not because the Catholic Church says so but because it contradicts the nature of human sexuality.” …and I would argue abstinence contradicts the nature of human sexuality. No, humans probably shouldn’t be messing with our bodies but it is animal nature (and yes I know you and I have differing opinions on this fact). Overpopulation of humans decreases the quality of life. The growing population with our given resources is, simply put, unsustainable. I would rather not have disease and poverty (or ultimately suffering) than to be concerned with contradicting the nature of human sexuality- but that’s my choice.
Well there are a couple problems with this. First of all (if my previous post hadn’t been deleted twice I would have explained!), the first and foremost way the pill (not the morning after pill- that’s a different story that I agree is wrong!) works is by regulating your hormones so that females don’t even release an egg. Sometimes this doesn’t work like it is supposed to and then the uterus lining is a second option.
“"Difficulty implanting" i.e. it is aborted.” This is the age old question though isn’t it? What is considering abortion? When does life start and end? The Catholic faith has their ideas, but the answer according to science is really unknown? Naturally our body “aborts” babies all the time for various reasons but most likely because there is something genetically wrong.
Well this has been fun and I could write all day, but as John is reminding me presently, a thesis deadline is fast approaching. My point: teach morals/faith and science. You want to recruit people the Catholic faith support faith and the teachings of faith with science. Believe it or not, it is possible.
wow. I am really sorry Jenni this has lots of typos!
ReplyDeleteLauren,
ReplyDeleteI am not going to be able to answer everything here, but I feel that I owe you at least a modest reply. For myself, I have the unique experience of having been on both sides of the road, as it were, on this one. Formerly, I never thought twice about the pill or any side effects (even though I was on it and was vomiting and sick all the time). I thought the safest opinion to have on abortion was one that supported women: if it's legal, then women will have professionals doing abortions who will ensure a sterile and steady environment versus a back-alley gig that would happen if it became illegal. I didn't know where to draw a line in a relationship. So what changed? A man finally told me that I am worth respecting. I found out what love really is: not sacrificing just for the sake of being together, but the true sacrifice of friendship that wants to be better for the other person AND wants the best for them. On all levels, physical, emotional, and spiritual, the best respect is shown for your spouse, future or in my case now, current, by abstaining from thoughts or behaviors that can be construed as cheating. Yes, this takes self control. And you claim that it is against animal nature, which you also say we have. I believe as humans we have that self control, but we need to access the Grace to use it. If things are as you say they are, there is no need to get married. My husband is just going to sleep around, anyway, because of his animal nature. Maybe I have to believe that there is something better than that out there. Blame my stubborn insistence on the dignity of man on my desire for the "happily ever after" that Walt Disney promised, if you must.
This is also what changed my view on the pill. If I'm not being used, I have no need to protect against having a baby with a man for whom I have no regard. Marriage and love to me breaks down all barriers. I want nothing to get in the way of the oneness between my spouse and I. I don't love a part of him, or most of him, but all of him. I am willing and even enthusiastic about having his child even if our economic situation isn't the way we want it to be or if pregnancy makes me sick or uncomfortable. The way I see it, any child we have is a direct result of the love between us, and it's so intense and tangible that nine months later, as Scott Hahn says, we might have to give it a name.
Then of course, the issue of abortion. The truth is that every life has value. I don't see humans as economic liabilities, how can they be when they are the direct result of an act of love? Of course there are bad things that happen in the world. There are babies that are products of rape and children raised without mothers or fathers. This is not the measure of human dignity. All life is to be respected and valued. Other bad things happen: miscarriages, ectopic pregnancy, stillborn infants and SIDS, but is that really license to increase the tragedy of lives that never get to be lived?
You might not agree. You might even be angry that I could be so educated and yet so ignorant. But whatever you get from this comment, please take also with it that what I say about respect and love I wish with all my heart for you. Thank you for the links to think about and for all of your thoughts! I know you are busy and I appreciate your time in sharing with me (and Father John).
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